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  For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature, you will live. Romans 8:13 Overthrow the Dictator Today’s Scripture tells us the flesh, our carnal nature, wants to be our dictator. The flesh wants to control your life. A dictator tells you what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. You just follow their orders. When you’re stuck in traffic, your flesh orders, “Get upset,” and you respond, “Yes, sir. Will do.” The flesh tells you, “Your life is going nowhere. Go ahead and be depressed.” “Yes, sir.” Your spouse gets upset with you about something trivial, and the flesh says, “Be offended. Let her have it.” It’s time to dethrone the dictator from telling you how to feel and what to do, leading you down the wrong path. Let me warn you that it won’t give up easily. When you don’t give it what it wants, it will fight you. You have to be determined, put your foot down, and say, “You can’t rule my life.

                Be a Converterlator! What in the world is a “Converterlator”? Well, until I decided to write my book there was no such word as  Converterlator ! I created the word to describe the change that occurs in the life of a child of God who is shifting the gears of their life from  park  to  drive.  This transformation propels them into a life of  converterlating  and brings positive change into their lives from both an earthly and eternal standpoint.  A Converterlator is  actively working  to bring about kingdom change using  all  of the resources God has made available him or her.  A Converterlator understands God’s purposes for giving us time, talent, and treasure to  use for him . The purpose for doing so brings glory to our Creator God as we live an exciting and fulfilling life here on earth  and  build treasure for ourselves in heaven. This is a key principle of  Kingdom of God:  living a disciplined life committed to experiencing maximum returns in life  and  eternity. E

Sovereign God, you are my shepherd. Thank you for your steadfast love and care, and for feeding me and nourishing me each day with your holy word. Amen.

                                                                                                     The Loaf of Time I think of daily time like daily bread. Each one of us has a “loaf” of time, if you will. Each day consumes one slice, and the loaf becomes smaller as time passes. We eventually realize this, to our dismay, and it becomes so very important to use our given time wisely—to make our lives count for something meaningful.  That’s what  Kingdom of God  is all about: knowing and experiencing the benefits of joyfully trading earthly, temporary gratification for something that will last forever. The movie  Gladiator  opens with a scene in which the Roman General Maximus is getting his troops excited before they go into battle against barbarians in Germany. He rides his horse back and forth at the head of the line, and he shouts so that all his troops can hear him, “What we do in life echoes in eternity!” This statement is true on every battlefield, whether in a deep forest with

                   The Strategic Few Many people choose what is easy. Few people champion the kind of principles we’re discussing with  Kingdom of God . Fewer still are those who will live them out. Being intentional about the use of our time, talent, and treasure is difficult. So we may not be surrounded by a great crowd of enthusiastic adherents to these ideas. But they are still true. They actually work in this life, bringing great joy and contentment. The real question is this:  “Am I going to aspire to be one of the few strategic Christians in this world who lives out the incredible truths of  Kingdom of God , rather than simply talking about them … or will I take the easy way that leads to unprofitable results?” Will you look back from the vantage point of eternity and know you’ve made the right things, or will you have ultimately made poor decisions? It’s true that  Kingdom of God  principles have incredible benefits here and now—but they also require discipline, wisdom, and sac

  Lord God, may I reach out today to those whom I encounter who are in need. Guard me against selfish desires or wants; and may my words and actions reflect your tender love and care. Amen

  Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord… Ephesians 5:19 Sing to Yourself You have to talk to yourself the right way. There is dialog taking place in you all through the day. You can’t have a negative mentality and expect to live in victory. “I’ll never get out of this problem. I can’t believe I had this bad break. What if the medical report isn’t good?” That’s letting yourself speak to you; you need to start speaking to yourself. You have to take control of your thought life. Every morning when you wake up, you need to say to yourself, “This is going to be a great day. I have the favor of God. No weapon formed against me will prosper. I am strong. I am healthy. I am blessed.” When you keep a song of praise, an attitude of faith, always making melody, speaking to yourself the right way, believing God’s in control, that’s going to tap into a spring of joy, peace, and victory that God’s put in you. That joy will

                                                                                                     Three Kinds of Believers I’m something of a student of human behavior, and I’ve come to some conclusions about how most people in the world relate to God and his gifts. With regard to those who do make some kind of attempt to serve God, I’ve observed that there are basically three kinds of believers in this world. 1. Earthly-minded Believers The first category of people I’ve identified is a large one, perhaps because it requires the least thought. These believers accept what God has given them and use their resources for their own comfort, pleasure, and personal gratification. The Earthly-minded Believer sees money the way nearly everyone else does. He wants to keep as much of it as possible, and use it for his own personal enjoyment of life. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying the financial fruits of our labor. God wants us to do so. The important question is this: Are you spending com

  …for they still didn’t understand the significance of the miracle of the loaves. Their hearts were too hard to take it in. Mark 6:52 Consider Your History In today’s Scripture, the disciples had just seen Jesus feed some fifteen thousand people, one of the greatest miracles ever recorded. A few hours later, they were caught in a night storm in a boat on a lake and terrified until He got into the boat, and the winds and waves calmed immediately. The Scripture tells us that they were so worried because “they didn’t consider or understand the miracle of the loaves.” If they had just remembered what God had done, they would have stayed in faith. Are you letting your circumstances, a medical report, or a financial situation cause you to live worried, stressed out? Why don’t you start considering your miracles? You have a history with God. Remember the time God showed up and suddenly turned it around. Every victory He’s given you wasn’t just for that time; it was so you could go back and u

               Time, Talent, Treasure Kingdom of God  is living life by the principles defining value from God’s point of view, as outlined in the Scriptures.  We apply these principles in the decisions that determine how we invest our time, our talent, and our treasure, the “three Ts” of kingdom advancement. We all have time, talent, and treasure, and these are being consumed daily. The question is, by what? Are they being consumed for the sake of temporary pursuits, or toward things that are eternal? For those who take seriously the coming of a new life—one that follows earthly life—nothing could be more important. And yet so many of us live as if these decisions are trivial, expending those three Ts with little thought of the fact that what we do here echoes in eternity. Let’s begin by breaking down your life to the lowest common denominators. We’ll start with  God —the one who made you. Then there is you. Then there are your resources—everything you can use or interact with in this

  “But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, ‘Salvation comes from the LORD.’” Jonah 2:9 Celebrate the Good in today’s Scripture, the prophet Jonah tried to run away from God and ended up getting swallowed by a great fish. It was dark and smelly, no way out in the natural. He had plenty to complain about, but instead he was thanking God that he was still alive. He wasn’t delivered, but at least he was spared. As he thanked God for the partial victory, God went to work and had that fish spit him up on dry ground. It’s easy to complain about what’s not working out. “God, it stinks where I work. The people aren’t treating me right. Get me out of here.” Complaining will only get you stuck. If you want God to turn it around, do as Jonah did and find some good things to thank Him for. Thank Him for the partial. Thank Him for where He’s brought you, thank Him for fighting your battles, thank Him for His favor on your life. If

  Making a Difference for All Eternity What would you be willing to sacrifice for a season, so you could enjoy something far greater, forever? Jesus talks about a man who finds a treasure buried in a field. This man goes out and sells everything he has in order to raise funds to buy that field. He believes he has nothing that isn’t expendable toward gaining the precious treasure he has glimpsed. (See Matthew 13:44.) That’s how it is for the Kingdom Investor.   He has caught a glimpse of a treasure nothing on earth can match—an eternal treasure.  All that he has must be invested toward that treasure. When God is glorified, that’s when the Kingdom Investor is energized. Jesus also told stories about masters who gave their servants sums to invest. The workers were held accountable not for using their resources and not for preserving them, but for multiplying them. (See Matthew 25 and Luke 19.) The master, of course, is Christ. And why does he take time to give us sums to invest? His work

  “Take your flocks and herds and be gone; and oh, give me a blessing as you go.” Exodus 12:32 Hearts Will Turn When Moses told Pharaoh again and again to let God’s enslaved people go, Pharaoh wouldn’t listen. He didn’t respect Moses or pay him any attention. He dismissed Moses as second class. What’s interesting is that after the last plague, when Pharaoh finally decided to let the Hebrew people go, instead of dismissing Moses as not good enough, now Pharaoh recognized the hand of God on Moses. He saw the anointing and felt the power to where he asked Moses to bless him! God knows how to change people. You don’t have to play up to them, or try to convince them to like you, or let them control and manipulate you in order to try to win their favor. No, walk in your anointing. Run your own race, always honoring God with excellence and integrity. God will turn the hearts of those who are against you and who disrespected you the most to ask for your blessing. It may take years, but they’re

                                                                                    From Perishable to Imperishable Have you ever considered that  everything  you and I can see and touch is ultimately going to pass away? We live in a  perishable  world; it is all subject to decay and destruction. However, the things of heaven are imperishable; they will last forever! And we can store up our true treasure in heaven. Jesus said, “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal” (Matthew 6:20). Do you want to be rich in the next world, the real world, the world that will last forever? If so, you need to be actively converterlating the perishable items of this world into the imperishable treasures of the world to come. Converterlators understand that  we all live in a time bubble that can pop in this perishing world at any time.  When that happens we will find ourselves in a totally different paradigm. The wi